On the final day of advent my daughter gave to me My very own Boofle with a tee shirt saying lovliest Mum on it. I have loved every moment of this advent exchange and all of the gifts in it have been given with thought and love. Roll on nex...
On the 23rd day of Advent my daughter gave me .... Some super fridge magnets. They are great and can even be used to hold my chart in place when I am working on a project. Only one more day left of this exchange but I am already planning t...
on the 22nd day of Advent my daughter gave me ...... a money box in the shape of an ice cream cone. Brilliant for saving the pennies for my next project. ...
On the 21st Day of Advent, my daughter gave me .... Some fun paperclips. These will be brilliant for holidng my cross stitch charts together and keep my markers in place. This advent enchange is fun ...
On the 20th day of Advent my daughter bought for me some Cocoa butter products. I lvoe the smell of these products which are from Boots. Am loving my Advent. :) ...
On the 19th day of advent my daughter bought me This gorgeous glass ornament. It does not show well but etched inside is a flower with a hummingbird. I love it as hummingbirds are one of my favourites. ...
On the 18th day of Advent my daughter bought me the most supet ceramic Button Pot. Bering a creative person this will be ideal for my scissors and threads. It is not positioned on my stitching table and in constant use. My daughter knows m...
On the 17th day of Advent my daughter bought me Some Gorgeous make up. I dont wear makeup veryoften but when I do I always do smoky eyes and this is what this will enable me to do. Another lovely gift :) ...
On the 16th day of advent my daughter gave me some beautiful smelling bath bombs. Cant wait to use them at the weekend. Loving all my gifts and it is great fun to do something different with my daughter. ...
On the 15th day of advent my daughter gave to me Some beautiful hand crocheted hair bows. The photo does not do them justice. They are gorgeous. My daughter knows me so well. ...
On the 14th day of advent my daughter gave me A toastie press I cant wait to use this will be fun. May even use on a pie top. ...
The 13th day of Advent On the 13th day of Advent my daughter bought me this beautiful hedgehog ornament. She know I am hedgehog mad LOL I love it and my grandson helped me open it as he was staying :) Had a fun weekend ...
On the 12th Day of Advent my daughter bought me a really useful head towl with a lovely dotty design. Sums up my character. My daughter knows me well :) ...
Advent Day 11 On the 11th day of advent my daughter bought me A rabbit that poops candy My grands thought this was hysterical Love it am prepared for easter now LOL ...
On the 10th day of advent i was given ..... some red and white stripey christmas socks which were brilliant and suited to my attire of the day as I was dressed as an elf for our Christmas Lunch. Loved them ...
On the 9th day of advent I received A gorgeous book called Like Mother Like Daughter. I love this little book of anedotes and phrases including things like "The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to b...
On the 8th day of advent my daughter gave to me Some lovely nail varnish. The colours are beautiful. An incentive to grow my nails :) ...
On the 7th day of Advent my daughter gave me ..... Two gorgeous smelling body sprays Feeling really spoilt with my gifts so far. Hope you are enjoying sharing my advent with me ...
On the 6th day of Advent my daughter gave to me ....... Some floral tape I know my daughter used this to make her family framed photos so am pleased I have some to use for my crafts too. Enjoying this Advent :) ...
On the 5th day of Advent my daughter bought for me ..... A cake pop mould. This bought back humourous memories of when my daughter has to do an Easter review for a blog post she was creating. We had to create and make chickens out of cake po...
On the 4th day of Advent my daughter gave to me ... A handmade Hedgehog. Hedgehogs are one of my favourite animals. They are gorgeous :) We had one in the garden when Hannah was smaller and loved watching him climb the steps and eat the me...
On the third day of Christmas my daughter bought for me A bag of large Caramac buttons Caramac is a favourite of mine as it takes me back to my childhood. On a Friday my Dad used to go to the Woolworths Pick and Mix Biscuit counter...
On the 2nd day of advent I received Two gorgeous card stamps both of which mean alot to me. The daffodil is significant as that was the flower that was blooking when my second daughter was born stillborn. So when she was cremated she had da...
Today I received a handmade Headband and some hand cream Loved them both :) ...
Advent Calendar 2015 Like last year I have bought my daughter 24 gifts as an advent. These are things I have heard her say was nice or needed and have collated during the year. She in return has given me a box back full of 24 presents. So he...
Using your creative skills - Upcycling My daughter was having a tidy up in her dining room and I popped round. She kindly asked me if I had any use for the drawers she had been using. She knew full well that since the day she had got these...
My Day out ...... If you go down to The Forest today ...... 6.40am The bedroom door creaked open and a voice called in "Nanny is it time to get up now!" (Grandson Number 1 who had stayed the night before) (Aged7) "Shsssh" I replied...
Weekend make - Chocolate lime madeleines 5oz butter 3eggs 5oz sugar 5oz plain flour Teaspoon baking powder Grated lime peel Juice from lime Icing sugar Green colouring Chocolate (plain or milk according to ...
Using my imagination with fabric samples from Made by Mrs M My daughter was invited to an event by a fellow blogger and as part of her goodie bag was given some fabric samples which were produced by Kate Marsden. Her company is Made by Mrs M. ...
Miniature Scissor Keep I made this for a friend. It was made from a Cross Stitch Guild kit sold by Jane Greenoff. I loved stitching this. It was really tiny but showed the stitching well ...
Slow pork for pulled Pork batches Place your pork joint in a slow cooker with water, sage and sliced apples. Leave to slow cook for about 6 hours. With the water from the cooker make your apple flavoured gravy for your batches. Enjoy ...
Creamy Berry Tarts You require a 12 flan tray For the base 8oz Butter 8oz Caster Sugar 4 eggs 8oz SR Flour juice of half an orange Grated peel of half an orange For the filling Double Cream Berries of choice (I used strawberries and ...
Fruit Kebabs Grapes Cubed fresh pineapple Cubed Melon Strawberries Marshmallows Obviously you can put on whatever fruit you wish but these came out really colourful. Onto wooden skewers thread on your fruit and marshmallows and displ...
Orange and Chocolate Cheesecake For the base 8 dijestive biscuits (or more if you want a thicker base) 2oz Butter 10z demerara sugar Crush the biscuits. Melt the butter. Add the melted butter to the crushed biscuits and also add the s...
Peanut Butter and Maple Syrup Muffins Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/5 8oz Butter 8oz Sugar 4 eggs 8oz Sefl Raising Flour 2 dessertspoons of Crunchy Peanut Butter Tablespoon Maple Syrup Bar of Peanut Crunch Chocolate (chopped into small ...
Orange Drizzle Muffins 8oz Butter 8oz Sugar 4 eggs 8oz Self Raising Flour Grated rind of an orange Juice of half an Orange For the drizzle Icing Sugar Juice of the second half of an orange Preheat over to Gas mark 4/5 Cream butter...
Decopatch Salamander Having been given some vouchers for my 50th from my friends at work I decided I wanted to make something that I could remember both them and my birthday by. I bought a large paper mache figure of a salamander and then ...
Pineapple Cupcakes 8oz Butter 8oz Soft Brown Sugar 4 eggs 8oz SR Flour tin of crushed pineapple Pre heat over to Gas mark 4 Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one by one with a little of the four to stop seperating. Stir in the rest of ...
Displaying your needlework Stitched pieces so not always have to be framed. Here is an idea for two uses. It is a biscornu I made. This can be used as a needleminder and also as a scissor fob. Use you imagination when thinking about...
A different way of making a pincushion Take a paper mache box and decopatch the same. Add embellishments as required. Using some wadding and odd remnant of fabric make a pincushion. Line the box with ribbon. Stitch a design you like and pla...
Using your creative juices ....... I love creating things in different ways. This is my flower I created out of ready roll icing. I cut out the shapes and then using food coloured pens coloured and designed the flower. Am really ha...
